Cornice for windows



March 30,1943. J. E. ADAIR CORNICE FOR WINDOWS Filed Dec. 16, 1942Patented Mar. 30, 1943 COR'NICE FOR WINDOWS J s E- da h a 1 1-, assignorto Co o graphic Incorporated, a corporation oflllinois ApplicationDecember 16, 1942, Serial No; 469,271

2 Claims.

The present invention has for itsobiect to produce adevice or "boxingfor concealing the .upper part of a window curtain or shade which shallbe simple and novel in construction and attractive in appearance, whichcan be made cheaply, and which can easily be mounted in its position ofuse so as to be a good fit for a window of any width over a considerablerange of widths.

A further object of the present invention is to make it possible tomanufacture the aforesaid devices or boxings without using any materialsof which there is apt to be any scarcity during the time of war and toapply or mount them by employing only a few small screws or the like.

The various features of novelty whereby my invention is characterizedwill hereinafter be pointed out with particularity in the claims; but,for a. full understanding of my invention and of its objects andadvantages, reference may be had to the following detailed descriptiontaken in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a front view of a device embodying my invention, in aflattened condition, portions between the ends being broken away; Fig. 2is a top plan view of the device applied to a wall; Fig. 3 is a rearview of the central member of the device; Fig. 4 is a section on line 44of Fig 3, on a larger scale and showing the bracket element projectingrearwardly; and Fig. 5 is an edge view on a much larger scale than Fig.1 of one end of one of the main wings or boards.

All of the parts of my improved devic lend themselves to the successfuluse of a stron cardboard material and, since this is a material that isinexpensive and available at all times in large quantities, the detaileddescription will be limited to a structure made from this material. Itwill be obvious, however, that other materials may be employed, whenavailable.

The device consists of two board members I of any desired size. Boardsabout two and onehalf feet long and five or six inches wide will besuitable in most cases. Cooperating with these boards is a combinedcoupling member and center piece 2. This member consists of a piece ofcardboard folded upon itself and transformed into a thin flat sleeve orshell by gluing the marginal portion at one folded over end against theside of the other part of the sheet with a spacer 3 interposed betweenthem. If the spacer is composed of material about as thick as theboards, the boards may be inserted into opposite ends of the flat sleeveor shell thus produced and be held therein by friction. The couplingmember is preferably made more than twice as long as the widthof one ofthe boards and the vertical dimension .of the cavity in thecouplingmember is preferably made only a little greater than .Such width, inorder to give a fairly rigid connection between the three pieces.

On what is the rear side of the hollow coupling member is a tongue 4partially severed from the rear wall thereof, so that it may be swungout and stand at right angles to that wall as shown in Fig. 4. Thistongue is partially cut through on transverse parallel lines 5 towardthe free end, from the outer face, to facilitate the bending down of aflange 6 to be secured to the window casing A behind the device; thewidth of the flange depending upon the efiective length of arm desired.

Each of the board members I is slit part way through the same alongparallel transverse lines I, from the rear side, for some distance ofthe outer end of the board. This facilitates the bending of the outerends of the boards back along smooth curves as indicated in Fig. 2. Inorder to secure the outer ends of the boards to the window casing, Iscore the boards transversely, as indicated at 8, at a short distancefrom the end edges. The narrow sections 9, outwardly from the lines ofscoring, may be turned inwardly so as to lie flat against the windowcasing.

The flange portions 9 of the boards are preferably provided with holesto receive suitable fastenings to attach them to the window casing.These holes may be simply round holes such as indicated at I0 at theleft hand ends of Figs. 1 and 2, or they may be key hole slots such asindicated at the right hand ends of Figs. 1 and 2. Screws I2, withwashers under their heads may be inserted through the holes II]; itbeing necessary to remove them if the cornice is to be taken down.Screws l4 cooperating with the key hole slots, on the other hand, neednot be disturbed in order to detach the cornice. In the case of thetongue 4, the position of the fastening cannot be determined until theuser decides how much of the arm 4 shall be turned down to form theflange. Therefore it will usually be preferable to leave this armwithout a hole or holes, as the user can insert one or more thumb tacksthrough the flange when he ascertains where the bend, to form theflange, must be made.

By making the boards, and also the coupling sleeve, sufficiently long,the fixture can be used on the widest windows ordinarily i found inhouses. For narrower windows, sections are simply cut off at the innerends of the boards to give to the device the proper over all length,

It will be seen that when the three parts of the device are assembledand secured in their positions of use, the device serves its intendedpurpose, even though made of card board, as well as a wooden or metalstructure.

It will also be seen that because cardboard can successfully bedecorated by ordinary printing processes, my improved device can besupplied in a great variety. of. colorings and designs morebeautifulthan and at a much lower cost than is possible in the case ofwood or metal.

While I have illustrated and described with particularity only a singlepreferred form of my invention, I do not desire to be limited to theT-I.

exact structural details thus illustrated, and de-. scribed; but intendto cover all forms and arrangements which come within the definitions ofmy invention constituting the appended adapted to be entered intoopposite ends of the center section and be frictionally held therein, atongue on the'rear side of the center section for attachment to asupporting surface, said tongue being slit part way through the samefrom the outer side on parallel transverse lines toward the free end.

2. A device of the character described composed of cardboard, comprisinga flat sleevelike center section, two long board-like end sectionsadapted to be entered into opposite ends v of the center section and befrictionally held therein, a tongue on the rear side of the centersection for attachment to a supporting surface, said tongue being slitpart Way through the same fromthe outer side on parallel transverselines 7 toward the free end, and each board-like memher being slit partway through the same from the rear side and toward the outer end alongparallel lines transverse to the length of the device to facilitatebending the outer end portions of said member rearwardly into a curvedshape.

' JAMES E. ADAIR.

